# Gaichandra Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gaichandra

Gaichandra is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 39 households**, the 338th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 158people (2011)
- 39households
- 55.3%literacy
- 1,107females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaichandra

Of every 100 households in Gaichandra in 2011, 13 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaichandra · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gaichandra?

■ Gaichandra · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1889**

**979

Working population ****55.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 40.9% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (27%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram

- Gur Bhanga166 people
- Bara Dhabani163 people
- Dhadkinala162 people
- Bedhakola160 people
- Pathar Chakri157 people
- Astha Shuli151 people
- Nekra Bindha151 people
- Bara Chandabila147 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaichandra?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaichandra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaichandra?55.3% (Census 2011)